Google Docs

WONDER

Have you ever wondered how you can support the writing process in the classroom?

Learn how Google Docs can support your instruction by helping you and your students collaborate and communicate with a variety of word processing tools and strategies, including collaborative peer editing, commenting and feedback tools, hyperlinks, multi-media elements, research tools, and more.

OBJECTIVES

  • Create a Google Doc from scratch
  • Experiment with Google's editing tools by adjusting margins, spacing, fonts, colors, etc.
  • Invite other people to collaborate on a document with you, giving them editing privileges
  • View your document's version history and revert to any previous version
  • Download a Google document to your desktop as a Word, OpenOffice, RTF, PDF, HTML or zip file
  • Translate a document to a different language
  • Evaluate Google Docs as a cloud-based communication and collaboration tool




TASKS

    • Create a Google Doc from scratch or upload a Word document and convert it to a Google document
    • Experiment with Google's editing tools by adjusting margins, spacing, fonts, colors, etc.
    • Invite a colleague to collaborate on a document with you, giving them editing privileges
    • View your document's revision history and roll back to any previous version
    • Download a Google document to your desktop as a Word, OpenOffice, RTF, PDF, HTML or zip file
    • Translate a document to a different language
    • Think of ways you can transform a lesson plan by integrating Google Docs into a student-centered task.

DISCUSSION

Complete the following on Google Classroom:

    • Share the link to your Google Doc (Make sure your privacy settings allow anyone with the link to view your document).
    • Evaluate Google Docs as a teaching, learning, and assessment tool.
    • Share your thoughts on how you might use this with students or colleagues.